Portable shop



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J. M. HANSEN PORTABLE SHOP 'Filed March 3o. 1925 3 sheets-sheet 2 J. M. HANSEN PORTABLE SHOP .3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 30 Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

Lighted JOHN M. HANSEN, F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

PORTABLE SHOP.

Application filed March 30, 1923.

T 0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN M. HANSEN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and 'State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Portable Shops; and I do hereby declare the follow-y ing' to be a full, olea-r, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to a portable shop or plant for use in the erection, construction 'or repair of railway cars, automobiles, or any other structures to which its use may be conveniently and practically extended.

As I have illustrated my invention in Y connection withthe construction or repair of railway cars, the description for convenience of illustration will be more or less confined to the application of the invention tol railway cars, yet it is to be understood that in its general application it has a much wider scope. Furthermore, while the description relates more particularly to the use'of the invention as a portable repair` shop, 'it will be understood that it may be used in the actual construction of cars from the bottom up.

VWhere railway cars are to be repaired 'Y it has heretofore been necessary' to deliver 3o the car to one of the repair shops', or repair the car out in the open in a yard where the car, the repair material and the workmen were exposed to snow and rain, with the annoyance and inconvenience occasioned thereby and interference with the progress of the work.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a portable shop by the' use of which carsrnay be repaired in the yards, and the cars, materials and workmen protected against the inclemency of the weather, and the expense of so many different permanent repair shops is obviated, the portable Shop being of such a character that it may be readily transported from one section of Vthe railway to the other and set up in a very short time with the employment of very little labor.

`A `further object of my invention is to provideY a shop for the original construction of the car or other structure for which it is to be used, so that the cars may be erected at any desired point convenient to extending angle-bars Serial No. 628,931.

the point of supply of materials, and thereby creating a saving in freight and transportation.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is an end view of my portable shop showing the cars to be repaired therein and the material and supply cars arranged'on the adjoining tracks; Fig. 2 isa diagrammatic plan view; Fig. 3 is an enlarged end view; Fig. et is an enlarged vertical section of a portion of the side of the portable Shop; Fig. 5 is a side view of a portion of the upper portion of my improved shop; Fig. 6 is an enlarged section on the line 6-6, Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is` an enlarged view on the line 7-7, Fig. 5.

In the drawing the numerals 2, 3, 4C, 5, 6, 7 and 8 designate parallel lines of track, such as may be found in any railway yard. On the tracks 4 and 6 are the work-cars -9 which consist of the body 10 mounted on wheels 11. Riveted or otherwise secured to the sides of the body 10 are the upright Z- bars 12 arranged at suitable intervals apart. Riveted or otherwise secured to the upper ends of the Z-bars 12 are the longitudinally 13, and extended across from one angle bar 13 to the other are the car-lines 14, the connection between said car-lines and angle-bars being strengthened by the gusset-plates 15.

On the inner side of the car I-beams 16 are arranged between pairs of Z-bars 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 7, said I-beams being connected to said Z-bars by bolts 17 passing through the webs of said Zbars and said I-beams. The lower end of the I-beam rests on the stub 18 secured to said Z-bars 12. This construction provides columns at intervals to support temporary rooitrusses of the shop, as will more fully hereinafter appear.

Secured to the Web-member of the I-beam 16 are the angles 18 which engage the flanges 12" of the Zbars 12, so as to hold said I-beains steady vand prevent the web bling of same. y

A plate 19 is riveted to the flanges 16 of the I-beam above the angle-bars 13.

Vertical angle-bars 20 are secured by bolts 21 to the fiange 16b of the I-beam 16. A roof-truss 22 is connected to the angle-bars 20, said roof-truss being of any suitable construction, and the fact that the roof-truss is connected to the angle-bars 6 which are bolted to the flanges 16b of the I-beam 16 makes it possible to quickly connect or disconnect said truss, and greatly eXpedites the building up or taking down of the roofstructure for transportation.

To provide light, the windo-w-sashes 23 are arranged above the tops of the work-cars 9, and provision for such windows is made inthe following manner: VZ-bars 24 are secured by bolts 25 to the plate 19. Angle-bars 26 and 27 are secured to the flanges 24EL of the Z-bars 24. Vertical T-bars 28 are secured to the vertical flanges of the angle-bars 26 and 27, and said T-bars, together with the Z-bars 24 and the angle-bars 26 and 27, form the frames for the window-sashes 23. `Diagonal tie-rods 29 may be provided to stiifen this construction.

- A cover of tarpaulin oi other suitable material 30 is spread over and secured in any suitable manner to the trusses 22 to form aV suitable roof for the shop.

A roll of tarpaulin or other suitable material 31 is provided to be spread over the car-'lines 14to form a roof for the work-car,

Vand guards 32 are secured to the windowframes to protect andV hold said rolls in position. A roll of tarpaulin 33 is also provided Y for the outside of the car.

VA scaffold or platform 34 is supported by the columns formed by the Z-bars 12 and eX- tends for the length of the car for theJ workmen to work from.

When my portable shop is to be used for the repair of cars, the work-cars 9 are run into position on the tracks 4 and 6, and other y terial from the storage car to the work-car.v

roof and side. The shop is now ready for operations, and for convenience cars 35 containing the material are run in on the tracks 2, and the storage flat-cars 36 are arranged on the tracks 3 and 9. The material is delivered on to the storage-oars 36, and suitable platforms 37 are arranged to swing down from the side-frame` of the work-cars on to the storage atcars,so as to provide the proper platform for removing the ma- Repairs may be made veither by providing the various kinds of repair material at different points on the cars 9 and moving the cars on the track 5 from point to point as the repairs aie made, or the car being repaired may be left in one position on the track 5 and the repair material lmay be brought to this point. Y

The operations of repairing the-cars on the track 5 are carried on completely under cover, so that no delay or inconvenience is occasioned due to the inclemency of the Y weather, and all the operations are carried on under the same working conditions as in a permanent shop, while the expense of maintenance of a permanent shop is dispensed with as the portable shop can be readily moved around from one section of the road to the other, wherever the cars to be repaired are assembled.

While I have described my invention inV Furthermore, While not illustrated, pro-V vision may beV made for runways, girders fo-r an electric crane, shafting, etc. Y In the vcase -where railway cars are being constructed or repaired, the air-brake connections and the air supply tanks may be utilized for the operation of pneumatic hammers or other,V

- devices requiring air under compression, all

of which matters may eventually b'e'clearly set forth ,andV claimed in future applications to be filed by me.

What I claim is:

1. In a portable shop, the combination with parallel tracks, of cars mounted on said tracks having a working space between them,'removable roof-trusses supported onV cars, roof-trusses detachably secured to saidY framing bridging the space between said cars, and a temporary roof-support on said rooftrusses. Y Y

4. In a portable shop, the combination with parallel tracks, of cars on said tracks,

ioo l framework onsaid cars extending above the tops thereof, roof-trusses detacliably secured said oars, a temporary roof on said rooftrusses, and Work platforms carried by said cars on the inner sides.

5. In a portable Shop, the combination with at least three tracks, of cars on the outside tracks, vertical Z-bars connected to said cars in pairs, I-beams between said Z-bars, bolts connecting said I-beams to said Z-bars, said Z-bars extending above the tops of said cars, roof-trusses detachably connected to said I-beams bridging the space between said cars, and temporary roofs supported on said roof-trusses.

6. In a portable shop, the combination of spaced cars adapted to run on parallel tracks, and a temporary roof structure for bridging a working space between said cars.

7. In a portable Shop, the combination of wheeled cars spaced apart sniciently t0 enable a railway carto run between them, and a temporary roof for bridging the space between said cars.

In testimony whereof I, the said JOHN M. HANSEN, have hereunto set my hand.

-JOHN M. HANSEN. 

